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After a lovely stay in Birdsville on The Common, we headed out to Big Red for our 3rd Big Red Bash.  Each year we have volunteered and this year we are car marshalling again.  We are in good company with friends from previous years and meeting new peeps as well. Continue Reading

It was time to hit the road, Birdsville bound for the Big Red Bash.  Our convoy of two is now three with Gary and Kelvin joining us.   Tonight saw us camping at Toompine Pub.  Perhaps Cunnamulla didn’t  want us to leave as the weather turned and it began crying Continue Reading

In the last blog I said I would elaborate on the Eulo Mud Baths.  The quirky experience is different from your typical hot springs.  We found it in Eulo and the place itself has heaps of character with plenty to look at. There are lots of options, single bathing, group Continue Reading

We woke to a chilly morning, 2 degrees but with pure blue skies and no wind, it was lovely in the sun.  We were heading a huge 100kms today, our destination being Condamine.  We weren’t in a hurry to leave and Gilly took us on a walking tour of his Continue Reading

We hit the road, Saturday 1st June 2024.  I finished work on the Friday and we plan to be away for around 4 months.  We have a trip planned that will take us back to the Simpson Dessert, visit the Flinders Ranges for the first time, go bashing at the Continue Reading

It’s so bloody exciting, we hit the road this Saturday 1st June for a 4 month adventure.  We will be bashing, visiting the desert again, hitting up the Flinders Ranges, visiting where Mad Max was made and more.  Unlike our previous travels, neither of us will be working this time Continue Reading

It is exciting times as we have officially moved into De Trucksta.  There was a lot going on to allow this to happen. Plumbing – Fred connected the water to the shower, vanity and sink as well as installing an ultra violet filter under sink for drinking water.  All the Continue Reading

I missed blogging last week, we have been full noise and I just didn’t get it done.  So in 2 weeks we have made great progress. Fred is now, again, officially retired.  He finished a week ago and has been busier than ever spending every waking moment in/on/at the truck Continue Reading

Well as you can tell from the blog title, I’m a bit stoked as we got our internal fit out in this weekend.  It’s looks great and I’m happy to report that the bike box doesn’t look monstrous at all, (was I concerned, maybe a little lol) and the big Continue Reading

As we approach the pointy end of our build, about 8 weeks to take off, we went through our checklist of jobs.  Even though we are ticking off, we continue to add new items and the list seems to remain at a status quo.  While we have the physical evidence Continue Reading